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Do Detroit Pistons already have their “Josh Hart” in Ausar Thompson?<\/p>\n
We breakdown Ausar Thompson’s playoffs vs. Knicks, and what role he can fulfill for Pistons. Watch, listen and subscribe to “The Pistons Pulse” podcast.<\/p>\n
The Detroit Pistons<\/a> vs. New York Knicks<\/a> game today does not have a TV channel, instead streaming only on Peacock<\/a>.<\/p>\n Monday night’s playoff rematch features the top two teams in the Eastern Conference, with the Pistons at 26-9 and Knicks at 23-12 after losing three straight. The Pistons played Sunday afternoon in Cleveland, winning 114-110<\/a>. The Knicks lost back-to-back home games Friday (to Atlanta) and Saturday (to Philadelphia).<\/p>\n The Pistons and Knicks meet for the first time this season after they played an entertaining first-round playoff series last spring<\/a>, with the Knicks escaping in six games by winning all three in Detroit at Little Caesars Arena by a total of six points. The Knicks won Game 3, 118-116, Game 4, 94-93, when an NBA official said postgame a foul call was missed on the final shot<\/a>, and Game 6, 116-113, on Jalen Brunson’s series-winning 3-pointer. Brunson averaged 31.5 points<\/a> in the series on 43.6\/33.3\/81.5 shooting splits and 8.2 assists, despite the best efforts of Ausar Thompson defensively<\/a>.<\/p>\n Watch Pistons-Knicks live on Peacock<\/a><\/p>\n The Pistons injury report lists two starters out<\/a> again: center Jalen Duren (ankle sprain) and power forward Tobias Harris (hip sprain). Duren is out for at least a week, with Harris out for at least two weeks.<\/p>\n This is the first of just three games between the Knicks and Pistons in the regular season: The Knicks visit again Feb. 6, and the Pistons visit Madison Square Garden on Feb. 19, the first game after the All-Star break.<\/p>\n Here’s how to watch the Pistons-Knicks game, streaming info, the injury report and a score prediction.<\/p>\n Pistons vs Knicks game timeMatchup: Pistons (26-9) vs. Knicks (23-12).Date:\u00a0Monday, Jan. 5.Time:\u00a07 p.m. ET.Location:\u00a0Little Caesars Arena, Detroit.<\/p>\n Monday’s game between the Pistons and Knicks will start at 7 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n [ Cade Cunningham’s secret weapon? The same guy Steph Curry credited for MVP<\/a> ]<\/p>\n Pistons vs Knicks channel<\/p>\n Tonight’s Pistons-Knicks game is streaming only.<\/p>\n Pistons vs Knicks streaming info<\/p>\n The game will be livestreamed nationally on Peacock.<\/p>\n Watch Pistons-Knicks live on Peacock<\/a><\/p>\n Pistons radioPistons vs Knicks game prediction<\/p>\n Omari Sankofa II, Detroit Free Press<\/a>:\u00a0After an impressive win in Cleveland on Sunday, the Pistons will be tested on the second night of a back-to-back, this one at home against the Knicks. They will miss both Tobias Harris and Jalen Duren against a Knicks team that is only missing one starter (Josh Hart), and New York has two big wings to throw at Cade Cunningham on defense in OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges. After shooting just 41.1% overall against the Cavaliers, I’m not convinced the Pistons will be able to summon enough offensively to keep up with the Knicks.\u00a0The pick:\u00a0Knicks 117, Pistons 112.<\/p>\n Pistons injury report vs KnicksPistons injury report: Center Jalen Duren (OUT, right ankle sprain), forward Tobias Harris (OUT, left hip sprain), guard Caris LeVert (OUT, left knee soreness).Knicks injury report:\u00a0Forward Josh Hart (OUT, right ankle sprain), guard Landry Shamet (OUT, right shoulder sprain).<\/p>\n [ MUST WATCH:\u00a0Make\u00a0“The Pistons Pulse”<\/a>\u00a0your go-to\u00a0Pistons\u00a0podcast, listen available anywhere you listen to podcasts (Apple<\/a>,\u00a0Spotify<\/a>) ]\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n